The Emperor of Japan met with foreign dignitaries for the first time after he met with the Chinese Ambassador.

According to Kyodo News Agency on May 9, during the emperors reign, in addition to meeting with foreign ambassadors at the time of their new appointment and departure, ambassadors will also hold talks with them at the end of their three-year stay in Japan. It is said that the new emperor will inherit this activity.

According to the information on the website of the Chinese Embassy in Japan on May 8, on May 7, Cheng Yonghua, Chinese Ambassador to Japan, held a departure reception at the New Valley Hotel in Tokyo. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife, Minister of Justice Yamashita and other high-ranking government officials, members of Parliament of the House of Representatives and the Senate, heads of local governments and friendly groups, heads of economic circles, heads of major media and well-known universities attended more than 800 people. In his speech, Ambassador Cheng Yonghua recalled the evolution and development of Sino-Japanese relations over the past nine years as Ambassador to Japan, and expressed that, with the joint efforts of people from all walks of life of the two countries, Sino-Japanese relations have crossed the most difficult period since the normalization of diplomatic relations and returned to the normal track. The cause of peace, friendship and cooperation between China and Japan has resumed and is making new progress. As Chinas ambassador to Japan, I am deeply gratified to be able to hand in a mission-friendly answer sheet and relay batons without regret when I leave office. Source: Responsible Editor of Reference Message Network: Su Hong-hung_NBJ9980

According to the information on the website of the Chinese Embassy in Japan on May 8, on May 7, Cheng Yonghua, Chinese Ambassador to Japan, held a departure reception at the New Valley Hotel in Tokyo. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife, Minister of Justice Yamashita and other high-ranking government officials, members of Parliament of the House of Representatives and the Senate, heads of local governments and friendly groups, heads of economic circles, heads of major media and well-known universities attended more than 800 people.

In his speech, Ambassador Cheng Yonghua recalled the evolution and development of Sino-Japanese relations over the past nine years as Ambassador to Japan, and expressed that, with the joint efforts of people from all walks of life of the two countries, Sino-Japanese relations have crossed the most difficult period since the normalization of diplomatic relations and returned to the normal track. The cause of peace, friendship and cooperation between China and Japan has resumed and is making new progress. As Chinas ambassador to Japan, I am deeply gratified to be able to hand in a mission-friendly answer sheet and relay batons without regret when I leave office.